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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Antenna solutions for FM by glaesemann on 2008-02-21 
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Roman, do you pick-up strong FM from the TU-X1's antenna or have you installed an outdoor dipole antenna via coax? ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The antenna cable loop eater. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-15 
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I was wondering anybody could come up with a creative way to deal with my antenna cable. I have 20” extendable antenna and when the inner-mast goes down then I have extra 20 feet cable. So, I would like to have some kind of devise, like some kind of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: FM Antenna by montepilot on 2009-07-14 
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Romy,How do you have the antenna anchored to the building?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: It's 75R by Antonio J. on 2008-02-28 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]What kind antenna you use: 300R or 75R? What the Sansui’s antenna jack you use? I presume that your “small car antenna” uses 75R coax cable and your use the75Ohm Sansui’s input? [/quote]The small car antenna is connected to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Or you could raise your antenna by 38.731ft by oxric on 2010-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Help with Math needed. in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
Romy:My pleasure.The actual angle of elevation required to clear the summit of the heal is 1.182 degrees (i.e tan inv 709(949-240)/34360(36360-2000)). Using similar triangles (h/2000=709/34360) or simple trig gives an overall antenna height of 198.73...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Tomorow is a day off. A time for new antenna. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Antenna solutions for FM in Off Air Audio  27 Replies 
Ok, I am redoing my antenna solution and if everything will be fine then I will have tomorrow my 55’ new antenna. The FM reception from my new house is a very interesting subject. I will post some observations, the solution that I went over and what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Antenna Cable Connection by RonyWeissman on 2009-12-19 
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Strange but I have found that my reception is significantly better if I don't use any connector between my antenna cable(radio shack RG whatever going up to rooftoop antenna) and my tuner but instead just strip off a bit of wire at the end of the cab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Where the FM quality comes from? by beemer on 2005-11-02 
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FM quality can be really outstanding. Here in Gardner Massachusetts about 75 miles west of Boston using only an omnidirectional Magnum Dynalab FM-2 whip antenna I get WGBH and WCRB fine. From the west comes a PBS station from Albany NY and PBS a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Well, it requires no technical skills. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-28 
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What kind antenna you use: 300R or 75R? What the Sansui’s antenna jack you use? I presume that your “small car antenna” uses 75R coax cable and your use the75Ohm Sansui’s input? ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Another piece of the FM reception puzzle? Excellent by oxric on 2011-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FMFool – a truly useful tool in Off Air Audio  2 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] This tool allow you to position your antenna at very high precision at your properly, vertically to climb up at very top and to visualize what the tip of your antenna will see in direct line of site. The tool gives 360° ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Help with Math needed. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-12 
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Guys, I need somebody help me with middle grad school math – I truly can’t do it.  I need to calculate if my antenna in the line of sight with my WCRB and if not then what kind elevation I shall have in order to get the line of sight.   The image bel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The new telescopic antenna is up. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-11 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, I am redoing my antenna solution and if everything will be fine then I will have tomorrow my 55’ new antenna. The FM reception from my new house is a very interesting subject. I will post some observations, the solution...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The Boston FM classical outlook from my roof. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-23 
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I have directional rotatable antenna the runs ~150 feet of coax cable; I think it is 6dB lost in cable. Then I have 4-way splitter that eats another 12db. I deal primary with 3 stations. The WGBH is right next to me, one mile away and at the locatio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Eventually I feel like home!!! by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-29 
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It might sound idiotic but it is what it is. Today I ( with a good help) erected my antenna and I felt that this home become truly my home. It will take more efforts to make this home feel as I would like it to be but my antenna is very important to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Tomorow is a day off. A time for new antenna. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Antenna solutions for FM in Off Air Audio  27 Replies 
Ok, I am redoing my antenna solution and if everything will be fine then I will have tomorrow my 55’ new antenna. The FM reception from my new house is a very interesting subject. I will post some observations, the solution that I went over and what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: REL Precedent Tuner - Antenna Connection by oatman on 2009-01-26 
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Hello All;Any idea where I can get an antenna connection for an REL tuner. It appears to be a clear plastic connector with holes in one end and set screws to secure the strands of a 300 ohm dipole antenna with another end that plugs into the back of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: R&S fm tuner by zako on 2011-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
I am sandwitch,d between two cities,,,and use a antenna roter,,to captuer most of my classicle needs,,,But i,m on the fringe,,and a good tower antenna keeps me connected,,,So i,ll probably not bite on this one...   I,ll probably waite for some thing ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: AM/FM FA-7 Antenna by Antonio J. on 2008-04-01 
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Hi Peter, thank you very much for the information. Have you had the chance to try the propietary Sansui antenna with your TU-X1? Do you know if it's an indoor or outdoor antenna?Rgrds....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: New source for old tuners by skushino on 2005-11-17 
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Lot's of discussion about radio and tuners lately, so I'll throw in my 2 cents...I live on top of a hill in Seattle.  Still the reception is sketchy, and I was seeking a temporary solution until I put an antenna on my roof.  Yesterday, the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #95: The Mr. TU-X1 and the rest FM... by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"]What does this mean for Mr. TU-X1?[/quote] Actually it has nothing do with TU-X1. If I record with TU-X1 I will have virtually the same result. The TU-X1 is bounded to Pacific A/D converter and Schwarz is bounded to Lavry. Schw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Further contemplating the new home options. by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-01 
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Among many wet dreams that such weirdo like me have was a notion of having my own high antenna tower. While I was looking at the house that I am pursuing now I made sure that it is in a good reception aria. It is and the antennas of all my major ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The FM reception, Sansui TU-X1 and my little stupid tweak. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-28 
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OK. After a few days of self-education and harassment of various technical people I got what I need – the truth and the reasons why both of my Sansuis TU-X1 sounded so honorable from 75R FM input and so much better from FA-7 input.  Below I will...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Local Boston antenna service. by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-02 
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Believe me or not but it took for me for a while to find people who know antenna and who do antenna service. Those people are going away and being relapsed by cellular morons who blink at you and ask: “What the heck FM is?”. Anyhow for the local ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: USB remote control power solution & automated antenna control solu... by scooter on 2009-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Remote System Management in Off Air Audio  13 Replies 
**I think the Insteon $70 controller + optional software will allow you to turn on and off a 120VAC line via internet. The second link has a video and instructions for using the Insteon for a lighting application, and also some software comments Inte...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: A tiltable rotator? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-01 
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[quote user="scooter"]Given the elements and related difficult access what are you planning to use for rotation purposes? Commercial solution?[/quote] I am not sure why you feel it is a problem.  The Rohn 25G has a mount for rotor and a standard roto...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Debugging the imagination blockage with TU-X1 by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: TU-X1 setup in Off Air Audio  16 Replies 
Adrian, when you comment that “live broadcast is simply dramatically more alive, more dynamic, more involving. One cannot help but be drawn into the music emotionally and begin to think immediately about the compositional structure” then did you mad...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Hurricane Irene ibn Oz in Boston by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-26 
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It looks like Irene will hit us on Sunday, it look like it loosing strength but they still promise up to 90 miles per hour gusts. If it so then I will spend Sunday handcuffed to my new antenna and if it will be flying away then only with me. I can cl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: How to get the 99.5FM with no noise? by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston in Off Air Audio  47 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have to say, that I genially like the new 99.5. I do not have as perfect reception as I had with 97.9 with absolutely clear, no noise background. Still, thankfully the compression of the new 99.5 is very low and last ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Ham and DX by Paul S on 2010-02-01 
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The Ham Radio and DX people are clan-ish and there is a deep pool of shared knowledge among the older guys.  It is likely that there is a knowledgable antenna guy living within striking range, or you might get specs from such a guy and have a normal ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The conversion to a nerd house is almost complete by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-31 
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Ok, I have something to sleep tonight with – my dream came through and I got today my 60+ feet Rohn 25G antenna tower. With this elevation I will be able to get even Worchester local stations. I just need to get a variance from my town to erect it.  ...
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